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20 years old and wait until your blake wants to fly the coop and be independent. and mr. know-it-all. >> something is getting weird. >> wait a minute, excuse me, miss egyptian goddess. what do we have over here? >> bobbie thomas has been bored with my repeat wardrobe. so she put something in there as a surprise. >> good for her for thinking you could wear that color. really. good for bobbie. because you carry it off, hoda, you do, you look great. >> we have a great show for you guys today. gretchen wilson, she sings that song, "redneck woman." she's got three new cds out -- three. one is -- she's going to sing a song off of her new one. and then she's got another one that's coming out that's like old songs that she's covered. and then a christmas album. >> she's got it all. >> also, you know who else is here. >> a lovely, lovely woman. >> what's going on behind you? up and down, up and down -- omarosa is here.
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>> yes, she is. and i just saw her on the steps and she's in a -- >> is she in a good mood? >> she was -- she's in a wonderful mood. >> i don't think so. no, i don't know. i don't know if she's -- i don't know. we'll have to wait and see. >> you know hoda, you've become far too cynical in life. this is a woman who has seen the error of her ways and she's a new human being. >> she got fired, it was shown recently. but it actually happened, i guess a while ago. >> i think last fall. >> we're going to talk to her about all kinds of things. you were very busy last night, weren't you? >> apparently. >> apparently i was extremely busy. a couple of weeks ago i was out in los angeles and doing a spot with chelsea handler. and she asked if i would do her after "lately". >> when does that show come on? >> late, after the other one. and later -- too late for a woman like me to be up for it. i thought since i was there, i would ask for an in-person apology from her, and i got one. until she asked me for a favor.
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to have her friend and fellow comedienne heather come on our show for a return visit. this is what happened. >> can't you just put her on there? >> it's not as easy as that. it's the today show, it's not the kathie lee show. i'm one of six hosts. >> but you have your own hour. >> we do, we do -- >> i don't think it will be a big deal for you to get them on. >> i should be able to get anybody on. i wish it was like that. i smell classy. >> first of all, you can't smell class. >> oh yeah, you can. >> no, you can't. >> i don't smell it in here. >> then go smell it somewhere else, okay. i know how you book a television show. please don't pretend that you can't have her on if you want -- >> i've had it. you're not going to be on the show. but you can thank her for it. and you, lady, are going to be the loneliest person in the world. the last day you're alive, you're going to be in your bed all by yourself. and that will be a first, won't it? >> if that is not menopause, i do not know what is. >> the feud -- the food -- i am
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hungry. the feud continues. i got to admit, i had a bite of that pork chop. delicious. i want more of that pork chop. anyway, chelsea and i are still feuding. >> let's talk about another feud that's going on. this is the feud that's been in the papers a lot. at this network. it involves jimmy fallon and jay leno. and there's been a lot of talk like is the tonight show moving to new york? is jimmy going to host? what's going to happen? >> is jay going to retire? what's going to happen? >> and they've been stalked on the streets. i saw tmz chasing jay saying is this your -- anyway, as they do, jay and jimmy, they -- >> they took matters into their own hands. >> they had a little fun with it, didn't they? >> take a look. >> we're still friends, right? >> take a look. >> we're still friends, right? >> yeah, of course we're still friends. ♪ tonight, tonight, who's gonna host tonight ♪ ♪ is it gonna be jimmy or jay ♪ tonight, tonight
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♪ where will they tape tonight ♪ in new york, will it stay in l.a. ♪ ♪ tonight, tonight ♪ my ratings were all right ♪ 20 years and i'm still in first place ♪ ♪ tonight, tonight ♪ i've got fox on the line ♪ or will i take over for dave ♪ >> do a good show, jim ♪ ♪ >> i will. and jay -- thanks. >> wow, what about the end? >> i didn't hear it. jerry brought over the pork chop
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and i missed what he said. >> good-bye. >> thank you, jerry, that was so kind. >> are those good? >> those are so good. what did he say when he said, hey, jay -- what did jay say to him? have a good show? >> yes. >> that's it? >> that's it, you missed nothing. enjoy the pork chop. >> isn't that delicious? >> and what happened on "the voice" last night? >> blind auditions, one of them was this texas college kid, she looked kind of scared, a little bit nervous, she was with her parents. she got out there and killed it. her name is holly tucker, take a look. ♪ when the rain is blowing in your face ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i could offer you a warm embrace ♪
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♪ and make you feel my love >> wow, that's a stunning voice. hoda, was that the mother and father who seemed like they were from the real country? >> they said when she was younger they used to sing "amazing grace" together and they would try to let their daughter when she was younger, hit their pitch and all of a sudden they realized, oh, my god, she's harmonizing. >> good for her. >> there's another one, kind of an unassuming girl, michelle. she seemed a little nerdy when you saw her, but let's listen to her sing. ♪ i kissed a girl ♪ i liked it ♪ taste of her cherry chapstick ♪ ♪ i kissed a girl ♪ just to try it ♪ i hope my girlfriends don't
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mind it ♪ ♪ it felt so wrong ♪ it felt so right i kissed a girl ♪ ♪ i liked it >> she ended up, she didn't see that coming. she ended up going with usher at the end, which was interesting. >> she's going to be fun at the prom. >> she's adorable. >> who, she went with usher? >> she went with usher. >> is shakira getting people? >> she got somebody yesterday. it seems like i haven't really kept track of all the people. but it seems like her team needs a little strengthening. >> she's got a couple more weeks to go with this blind audition stuff. great, great. you know what we're wearing today, guys? this is a very special day, this is autism month. an incredible organization called autism speaks. >> autism speaks. which was founded by suzanne and bob wright. who were big part of our family here for many, many years this is called the blue garden candle
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by nest fragrances, 20% of the proceeds go to autism speaks. i am wearing my -- my speaks pin in solidarity. where's yours, hodie? >> i couldn't find it. >> there they all are. a great, great group of people. i think what's great about this group we're having on is a lot of parents, even though a lot of children have autism, they still feel kind of alone and there are ways you can connect on the internet or social media. >> hello, sara, if you would like along with sara, that pork chop recipe, go to today.com. >> she's from "the apprentice" -- everybody loves her. >> i like her. >> and secrets only your travel agent knows, but first, these messages. assistance is there 24/7.
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cut-throat and the greatest reality villain of all time. but that doesn't mean that hoda is always right. omarosa is also the only contestant in the history of "the apprentice" to have competed three times. >> but this past sunday on "all-star celebrity apprentice" she found herself back entitle board room with one of her biggest fans, donald trump and the news was bittersweet. >> i adore you, we've had tremendous success together. >> absolutely. >> you help immediate make "the apprentice," we were the number one show on television. >> absolutely. >> you helped make me a star. dennis, she helped make me a star. but omarosa, you're fired. >> did you see that coming? >> thank you. >> you did a great job. >> that kind of a -- he was praising you, praising you, did you think that he was going to fire you? >> should have been fired like week two. >> why?
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>> because i made a big move early in the game taking out bret michaels, the only winner to return. and i think the other contestants thought, if she can take out him, she can take out all of us. >> the shot of piers morgan. you and piers morgan, there is no love lost. >> why? >> is it personal? >> i have never seen a judge stalk a contestant the way he stalked me this season. >> you know it makes for great television, did you sense it was very real? >> look at how he is. it's not -- make believe. he is obsessed. >> why do you think that? >> i don't know. it's really creepy. >> it's creepy? >> no, it is creepy. >> it's really creepy. >> you weren't surprised when mr. trump did let you go. but were you very surprised when la toya jackson and you had your altercation? >> that was sad. it upset me a great deal, because i love michael --
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>> he is the love of my life. >> in case people don't know, explain what you -- >> i won't repeat that i think it's the ugliest statement ever made in the history of reality tv. >> basically she said you were responsible for the death of your fiance. >> yes. >> meaning that life with you would cause a person to have a heart attack. >> no, she said i actually did the deed. >> how do you cause a heart attack in someone? >> maybe in la toya's world that's what people do. >> now it went beyond hurting your feelings, this is going down the legal road? >> i think when you mess with the legacy of a man who was so kind and so sweet -- and you -- insert something so dark and ugly into his story, when you pull up his name, that's what she said. that has to be corrected. that is not his story. >> do you think she slipped under the pressure of taping the show? >> i can't get in the head of la toya jackson. >> but it was repeated, you said? >> it was repeated, six months
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later, over and over again. >> and you said even this week something has been said. >> she was in the press saying it. >> in what grounds are you suing her? >> i don't want to get into the particulars because we are pursuing a full case with her. i think i'll let the lawyers know that. but just know, i will fight for my man. i will not allow someone to say untrue things about him or hurtful things, his family was watching that show. >> it's tough enough to lose him under those circumstances. >> to trivialize his death is just distasteful. >> wow, hoda. >> what's ahead for you, omarosa after this? >> tonight i'll be on oprah winfrey's network, "where are they now" they're coming to my home, coming to my church to see me preaching. >> you're preaching? >> reverend omarosa. >> let me hear a hallelujah. >> hallelujah. >> it's lovely to see you again. and all the best to you and we'll follow this. because we are after all nbc news.
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>> you can catch "all-star celebrity apprentice" sunday night on nbc. we'll get you where you want to go for way less, using the insider travel secrets. but first, sara gets a little punchy. she'll try her hand at stunt school after these messages. are you on fire? please no. for the big race in chicago, but i can only afford one trip. and i just found out my best friend is getting married in l.a. there's no way i'm missing that. then i heard about hotwire and i realized i could actually afford both trips. see, when really nice hotels have unsold rooms, they use hotwire to fill them. so i got my four-star hotels for half-price! >> men: ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e ♪ hotwire.com >> announcer: save big on car rentals too, from $12.95 a day. [ male announcer ] why is kellogg's crunchy nut so delicious? because every flake is double-toasted... splashed with sweet honey... and covered in rich double-roasted peanuts.
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time for sara in the city. you see them in hand-to-hand combat, falling off walls and catching on fire. >> what does it take to be a professional stuntwoman for the day? we sent sara to hollywood stunts to find out. >> this adventure brought out the daredevil in me and gave new meaning to the school of hard knocks. remember this scene in "the fugitive" when harrison ford's character leaps off the waterfall? or the many fight scenes in the film "taken" we got a close-up look at the training it takes at
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a professional stunt school in new york city. >> we train stunt people that want to get into the business and we train stunt people to work on things for different movies and television. you don't have to be crazy. you just have to -- need that adrenaline rush. >> and it's not just a school for would-be professionals, they also offer classes for amateurs, like myself who want to get a little crazy. so is this the dissension among the ranks or is this something that's supposed to be happening? >> right now they are rehearsing a fight scene. >> i'm not going to have to do this, am i? clearly that guy lost? >> clearly. let me introduce you to todd and jenna. >> hi, jenna. >> i'll show you some basic things in movie fighting. the first thing is the groin kick. and the next one would be a basic face punch. so i did what any good stunt woman does. hey --
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♪ everybody was kung fu fighting ♪ >> four down and i have only this -- bottle. that's a wrap! i earned my tough chick stamp of approval in hand-to-hand combat, so now it's time to let loose a little. how does trampoline work help with stunt training? >> a big thing with stunt training is to get people to go on to their backs instead of using pads. >> as a stunt professional you have to be comfortable falling in every direction. the trampoline teaches performers how to control body movement in the air which is valuable when you do this. but before i made the big leap -- i had to get my bearings a little closer to the ground. is this just prepping for an actual fall? >> when we do this on an actual set, you see it on "lethal
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weapon ii". >> making a big jump. >> there you go. >> as the air bag was blowing up, it was time for me to go down. >> i feel a little sweat coming on, nerves. i'm trying to focus on the mat, not how high i have to climb. we got into character by recreating a fight over a hot-button topic on the fourth hour. i told you not to pick on hoda, she's really sensitive about her hair. have you seen her hair lately, how funky it is? it's out there. >> it's the humidity. i thought i would take it up a notch, remember, folks, no wires here, just me and the bag. adrenaline rush, can you do this, it's a monday, i had my coffee. one, two, three! and the final stunt? go up in flames.
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oh, no, i'm definitely not doing that. i got to draw the line somewhere. i'm out. >> that girl's on fire! >> i'm so impressed. insider track we'll see what's next.
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back on this booze-day tuesday, insider tip on where and when it get the best values on your next trip. >> sara spagnuolo from "travel and leisure" magazine. >> you're going to give us tips. >> the first tip is to consider traveling in may. it's shoulder season. >> what's shoulder season? >> it's when you're in between seasons, you'll pay significantly. the caribbean and key west, may is a great time to go.
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two deals, one is cape cod, the ocean edge resort. here you're going to pay $129 a night for this great hotel. overlooking the water. it will be an extra $130, more than twice as much if you travel there in july. another great resort, if you're thinking about a mountain destination, aspen, colorado, in the wintertime -- >> you never get deals in aspen. >> it's true, you could pay $450 a night in the wintertime. if you travel in may $119. hiking, fishing. >> a lot of people are looking for a hotel, they want to find the best deal. sometimes you go on whatever hotel finders or find ways -- is there a better way to get a good deal? >> there are two great ideas. the first is backbid.com. a reverse booking site. you input your information, your dates, how much you want to pay. backbid will send you emails and hotels will bid on where you're going to stay. they'll tell you the hotel. >> he get an email that says, you wanted to go to l.a., pay less than $250?
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you'll get an email -- >> they're fighting for your business. awesome. >> you see exactly where you're going to stay. >> what about the other one? >> tingo. if you're familiar with orbitz price assurance, if you're anxious. book through tingo, it will monitor your hotel rate it will rebook and reimburse you on your credit card, it won't make the change if there's a change fee. so you can rest assured you'll pay less. >> what about flights? >> this is a general secret, which is that there are a few specific days, saturday, tuesday, and wednesday are less popular days to fly. so if you can fly on those days you're just generally going to pay less. >> and more seats available. >> and internationally if you can leave on a tuesday and return on a wednesday, same thing. you're often going to pay less. >> what about twitter? you said twitter can help you? how. >> you can follow your favorite airlines and your hotel groups, they'll promote deals that you can't find anywhere else and sign up for an airline eh blast.
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i got one from jetblue, $65 from here to syracuse. i was paying attention to that, my alma mater ncaa championship if i wanted to be there to celebrate -- i could go there for $65. >> look at you doing the subtle plug. >> amazing. >> unbelievable. >> sara, unbelievable. >> who's better than sara? >> nobody. it affects one out of every 50 american children. >> autism and what you can do to help, right after this. [ mom ] 3 days into school break and they're already bored. hmm, we need a new game. ♪ that'll save the day. ♪ so will bounty select-a-size. it's the smaller powerful sheet. the only one with trap + lock technology. look! one select-a-size sheet of bounty is 50% more absorbent than a full size sheet of the leading ordinary brand.
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the cdc estimates that one in every 50 american children has autism and every april, autism awareness month attempts to educate the public about this disorder and reach out to those who need help. >> here to give us some insight is laura slatkin and eric peacock.
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>> your son was diagnosed with autism and a lot of people will go into their own hole and only care about their own family. i think it's interesting that you branched out. you kind of reached out to help. >> we did, when david was diagnosed with autism, i literally cried myself to sleep. and i woke up the next morning and my husband said to me, you know, laura, this is a waste of energy, this is just negative energy. you're not helping anyone, you're not going to help yourself. david or our family. and that's what we decided we were going to roll up our sleeves and do something about. >> how long was that? >> he was diagnosed in 2000. >> and he was a twin, right? you have a daughter as well. >> she was developing normally. >> she's doing perfectly fine. but david was diagnosed with severe autism. >> the other end of the spectrum. >> a lot of people -- >> well the first thing we tried to find a school for david. we were shocked that in our community, new york city, one of the most important cities in the world, right? there was nothing.
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all the really superior schools were in new jersey. we had to get in the car and go over a bridge to get a really great school for david. that just started our whole process. because we reached out to the school chancellor, joel klein at the time. and i sent him a letter and i said, we don't have a really great school in new york city for children with autism and i'd like to start one. and he sent me back a letter, immediately. saying, we have over 5,000 children with autism in the new york city public school system. we need your help. >> and you guys did -- >> that's what motivated you. >> autism speaks, is such a huge organization, we talked about it this morning in the chat. what will you hoping to do this year? >> we have four pillars to our mission, it's research, advocacy, awareness and family services. and i'm thrilled to be part of the family services team. >> people need help. >> they don't know where to go. >> our goal is to connect families with resources that can improve the outcomes for their children, the young adults, with autism.
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>> does early, early teaching, early care make a huge difference like so many other things? >> it does. it improves the outcome for an individual with autism most certainly. for example, for my son, he's severely affected by autism. so even though he had 40 hours of therapy every day, i mean every week -- it was challenging. but for most people, it really advances them. >> eric, your nephew had autism. i think what's interesting about your story, is you were using the web, facebook, you figured you could find a guy on facebook or a date, why can't you find help in that way. >> my website is a social site for parents of kids with autism. you want to find parents just like you so you don't feel like you're reinventing the wheel. >> or you don't feel alone. >> you go to myautismteam.com. now there's 40,000 parents on it from all across the country. >> just talking to each other?
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>> you can ask for advice, get tips, get referrals on providers. but most important, you can get support on a day-to-day basis from other parents. >> that will be the best help can you get from people going through the exact same thing or have gone through it and have something to share. thanks very much. i wish we had more time to talk about it thank you. we'll be back after this. high there i'm weather charge meteorologist alice wilson with your seven-day forecast. some areas still feeling the chill today. still even rain and snow in the texas and oklahoma panhandle. we'll be watching for storminess around texas. and a few snow showers in the parts of the sneeft. temperatures still chilly in new york city. high around 46.
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same for boston but a little bit cooler as we get into the day tomorrow. that's when the changes are coming for areas in the southeast. atlanta you'll be rain and cloud cover. highs in the upper 40s. well below normal with those very raw temperatures taking over. 58 in chicago. along the west coast in the 60s for for instance and las vegas. seattle area watch for a few showers into the day frids. and also watching for rain along the east coast area. 46 for chicago to end the week. if you're heading to disney world, you'll have to watch for the rain. saturday rain free in florida with orlando highs around 76. rain and snow in the minneapolis, highs around 56 degrees. as we end the weekend, he will
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see the rain around the great lakes. but over all things quiet along the east coast. getting into the day monday, that's when we have rain and snow in areas like salt lake city and den with temps in the 60s. and for the second day across the mid section, temps in the mid 60s. ♪ [ jones ] my dream didn't end in london. i'm a competitor. i mean, i'm racing people when i'm walking next to 'em. you don't go into a sport to be average. you go in to dominate. for me it's the same with bobsledding. i wanna win a medal. it's not always easy but you have two options. you can quit or you can work a little bit harder. i don't just run track. i do more. ♪ [ female announcer ] degree. it won't let you down.
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now on today's woman, it's the busy woman's workout. juggling your job, your kids and your to-do list leave very little time for the gym? >> you don't need an hour a day to get in shape. here to speed up your shape-up is "women's health" senior fitness editor, jen adair. jen has crutches -- >> yes. >> you had a bad skiing accident. >> yes, i had a bad skiing accident.
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similar to lindsay vonn, she did the same thing right after me. she was trying to copy my style. >> we have young and fit sara to help me out and show me the moves. >> i like mini workouts, just the concept, it doesn't seem so daunting. >> you don't do it long enough to be bored. >> your body can push hard for a minute, but not 60 minutes. when you break it down you can get a good workout out of super-short, super effective. >> for cardio? what's a good length for a cardio exercise? >> you can hit a point where it back-fires, as your body gets used to the long efforts, it starts getting more efficient, it burns fewer calories. >> and it wants more and more, you have to feed the beast. >> if you shake it up and do 20 minutes and do intervals -- and do a high intensity for 60 seconds. >> i saw a girl in the gym on the treadmill, she would sprint for 60 seconds and then walk. >> it's like the recovery, you go up and down.
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>> and doing the elliptical, my knees were starting to hurt. i'm loving it. >> you can swim, bike. >> you can do what you want to do. >> trust me, i know. >> so show us some of these things. well a great one-minute workout, the burpee. nothing is better than this. it will work, it literally works nearly every muscle throughout your body. >> how many should you do? >> you do as many as you can in 60 seconds. >> and this is a modification. >> if it gets too hard, you can step your feet back. if that's too easy, you can add a jump. >> if you have a minute, what else can you do? >> go, sara. >> if you have five minutes, can you do a great ab exercise. a lot of people do crunches, but instead this is a great move called the stability ball rollout.
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you'll keep your entire core nice and tight. just pushing out the arms. >> this is shaking, i love that. >> the focus is pushing out your arms and pulling it back. >> that's a great move. >> sara's favorite is the stability ball pike this one is terrific. you're going to get into a push-up position. you can hold this if it's too hard. sara will come up into a pike and come back down. butt, back, shoulder, legs. >> any one of those three done for one minute. >> you're going to do ten reps of these, you're not going to overdo it. >> sara is done for the day. >> you look how tired you are, too. >> my heart is racing right now. >> jen, thanks so much. all right, after that workout, it will be great to kick back and list ton a little country music.
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>> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> nine years ago singer gretchen wilson took the country music scene by storm with her single "redneck woman". >> a great song, six albums, a grammy and a slew of country music awards later she's proving she's one of the coolest and hardest-working gals in the country with plans to release not one, not two, but three albums this year.
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>> and the first one is called right on time and it hits stores today and it's great do see you. >> you're busy. how did you have time to do three albums? >> do it yourself. you know how that goes. i had a lot to do. >> people in music, they expect the redneck woman thing -- >> they like that sound. >> i'm never going to live it down. >> you're redneck and proud. >> am, of course. >> is this cd different than that? >> right out of your back pocket. >> hello! wow. >> tell us about this cd. >> the cd is well you know i feel like it's, i feel like it's the best work we've done so far because we allowed to be completely free creatively and we didn't have a lot of company, men, standing over our shoulders. >> not the suits. >> we didn't have the suits. we recorded with the band. >> you said "we." >> because a real star knows that it takes that even these losers -- >> no. >> losers to make great music, am i right, guys?
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>> i'm going to do the title track "still rolling." >> and we want to say hello to your daughter who is 12, who is here with you. >> knock 'em dead! ♪ ♪ 18 wheels rolling through the night ♪ ♪ sometimes i wonder about this crazy ♪ ♪ lonely life ♪ people come and go ♪ some you love and some you don't ♪ ♪ some you lose and some you learn to let go ♪ ♪ and i don't know what i'm
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trying to find ♪ ♪ feeling love on borrowed time ♪ ♪ always missing what i've left behind ♪ ♪ and i'm still running ♪ i keep on running ♪ i can't slow down ♪ i can't tell you where i'm bound ♪ ♪ maybe i'm just spinning round and round ♪ ♪ but i'm okay ♪ written words i can't erase
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♪ a book of songs and things from day to day ♪ ♪ and i'm know that there may come a day ♪ ♪ when i'll have nothing more to say ♪ ♪ i wonder if they'll think i've lost my way ♪ ♪ i'm still running ♪ i keep on running ♪ ♪ ♪
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♪ ♪ ♪ i'm still running ♪ i keep on running ♪ i'm still running ♪ i keep on running ♪ [ cheers and applause ] jeff: born a man. now a woman. >> i used to get angry. now i cry. jeff: and the wife standing by her side. >> she didn't need to go this far to prove her love for me, but i'm sure glad she did. jeff: a family whose little girl
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is growing into a young man. >> i wish i had listened sooner. he was telling us all along. jeff: the transition that allowed them to be true to themselves. >> it was refreshing because i was no longer on the path to becoming what i wasn't. [ applause ] jeff: hello. hello, hello. all right. a little about me. i'm recently married. i work with my wife on this show. and i'm learning how to be a dad to two amazing kids in a blended family. i'm hosting a talk show 'cause there's a lot to talk about. this is the adventure. [ applause ] welcome to the show. thank you. have a seat. well, love comes in all forms. as long as you have it, it's good. today, a story that challenges the very definition of unconditional love. it's hard for a lot of us to
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imagine that our bodies are the wrong gender, but it's more common than probably any of us think or know. it's happened to the one person that shelli loved most. roll it. >> this picture is our engagement night. and i love this picture. randi was the person that i had always looked for. randi and i dated i would say about six weeks before we became engaged. i was thinking that this is how fairy tales come true. our wedding was completely spontaneous. randi and i went to vegas. we found the little white chapel and we decided to get married the next day. about a year into our marriage, i noticed that randi was often feeling depressed and often quiet. he told me that he was a cross dresser. i was crushed at first. i didn't even know the

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